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On Tyranny

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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order

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Black Earth

By Timothy Snyder,

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By Anne Applebaum,

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By Jason Roberts,

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The Pursuit of Happiness

By Jeffrey Rosen,

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By Hein de Haas,

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Man’s Search for Meaning

By Viktor Frankl,

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Ordinary Men

By Christopher R. Browning,

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Midnight in Chernobyl

By Adam Higginbotham,

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Eichmann in Jerusalem

By Hannah Arendt,

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Black Flags, Blue Waters

By Eric Jay Dolin,

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By Michael J. Sandel,

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Twilight of Democracy

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Blood and Iron

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The Royal Navy in the Cold War Years, 1966-1990

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